Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2557, Nathan Ford, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Ford Nathan
S 2557
carded
CONTENTS

13234 Ohio Pittsburg
Nathaniel Ford
of Youngstown in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cook of the Regt commanded by Col. Newberry in the Ohio Militia time for 7. Months days
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 24 Dollars 74 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of May 1833 and June 6, 6, Paine Chardon Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $ 49.48 Pension allowance ending 4 Sep 33 12.37
$61.85
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. B. Whiting Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 111

The State of Ohio
Guanga County ss. On the 10 th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio, in & for said County. Nathan Ford a resident of Claridon in said County of Guanga, aged twenty two one years, and who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated, to wit-
That he was drafted for the term of two months about the latter part of September 1777, at Cheshire in the State of Connecticut in Captain Ephraim Cook's Company of Militia. Before those drafted were required to join the Army, the whole Regiment was ordered out, and marched directly to Fishkill, where it arrived soon after Fort Montgomery was taken by the British. He remained about eight or ten days at Fishkill, and then marched to Red Hook, on their March to this Post the troops received the first intelligence of the capture of Burgoyne's Army. He was soon after marched with his Regiment back to Fishkill where the Militia were all dis- missed excepting those drafted. He was there- upon transferred to Captain Woodruff's Company in Colonel Newburg's Regiment, and shortly after ordered to Peekskill. Capt Woodruff was

taken side on the way, with the Small Pox. and the Company returned to Fishkill. Captain Brooks then took the Command, and the Company were stationed at Fishkill until discharged by that Officer in the latter part of December 1777. after about three months Service.
That he was again called out in July 1779 and marched to New Haven, Fairfield &c &c. in Captain Ephraim Cooks Company of Militia at the time those places were plundered & burnt by the British troops. and was discharged after about two Weeks Service.
That he was again drafted at Cheshire in August 1779 in Captain Bunnells Company. under Major Porter. for the term of two months, and was marched to Stratford and was there stationed under Colonel Porter. and until discharged by that Officer. after just two months service.
That he was again drafted at Woodbridge in Aug. or September 1780 to keep Garrison under Sergeant Downes. at West Haven in the State of Connecticut and continued in that service about six Weeks.
That he was again drafted in 1781 for the term of two months at Cheshire aforesaid in Captain David Hitchcocks Company, and marched to Fairfield & Norwalk, after remaining a short time at Norwalk the Company was ordered back to New Haven where one half of the number drafted were dismissed after having served about two Weeks. The other half were marched to East Haven & served out the term. He was among the number dismissed at New Haven.

That he has no documentary evidence by which he can prove his service. That he resided at Chester in the State of Connecticut at the time he entered the service. That he now resides in Clarendon, and has resided there for the space of thirteen years. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in Open Court
Edward Paine Inn Clerk.
Ex H. Ford
We the undersigned Morris Cook & Andrew Durand of Burton Township in the County of Geauga & State of Ohio, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathan Ford, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 78 years of age; that he is respected & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Morris Cook Andrew Durand
Subscribed & sworn in open Court the 10 th day of Aug t 1832. Edward Paine Inn Clerk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Dan Morris Cook and Andrew Durand, both of whom are residents

of the township of Burton, in the County & State aforesaid, who signed the preceding certificate, are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Edward Paine Jnd Clerk.
I Edward Paine Jnd Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio in & for the County of Grainger do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Ford for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 18 th day of August. 1832
Edward Paine Jnd. Clerk.

Nathan Ford Recd
Pension Declaration
9
Filed Aug. 10 th 1882
6.

The State of Ohio Geauga County ss
I John Ford of Burton in said County Aged sixty nine
years being duly sworn so on my oath depose & say that I lived in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut du- ring the Revolutionary War. That my Brother Nathan Ford now resident in Claridon in the County of Geauga afor- said also lived in said County of New Haven durin- g the said War; when not in the service of the United States. That he the said Nathan was drafted several times and performed sundry tours of duty in the Militia in the service of the United States but this dep- ont cannot state precisely when the several drafts were made nor the exact length of time for which the tr- oops were drafted. Concerning to the best of his recollection it was as follows.
John Ford
State of Ohio
Geauga County ss
I Peter Hitchcock Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of the state of Ohio residing in the township of Burton in the county aforesaid do here- by certify that on the 3 rd day of September A D 1832 John Ford personally appeared before me, and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit. And I do further certify that I am well acquaint- ed with the said John Ford and believe he is entitled to credit and is a credible witness. Peter Hitchcock

State of Ohio
Greene County ss.
I Peter Hitchcock chief judge of the Supreme of the State of Ohio hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with Nathan Forst for more than twenty years, and in my opinion he is a man of truth and veracity. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name officially this 10 th day of Sept. 1882
Peter Hitchcock

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
June 10, 1924
Mrs. Ruth Pierce 16900 Euclid Ave., Suite #1 Cleveland, Ohio
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2557 , it appears that Nathan Ford while residing in Cheshire, Connecticut, enlisted late in September 1777 and served until late in December 1777 as a private in Captains Ephraim Cook's, Woodruff's, and Brooks' Companies, Colonel Newbury's Connecticut Regiment.
He enlisted in July 1779 and served two weeks in Captain Ephraim Cook's Connecticut Company.
He enlisted in August 1779 and served two months in Captain Bunnell's Company under Major Porter.
He enlisted in August or September 1780 and served six weeks keeping garrison at West Haven, Connecticut, under Sergeant Downes.
He enlisted in 1781 and served two weeks in Captain David Hitchcock's Connecticut Company.

11. A He was allowed pension on his application executed August 10, 1832, while residing in Clariden, Geauga County, Ohio, aged 71 years.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner

1924 June 10. His. B. Mrs. Ruth Pierce V.P. L. (See letter file & in case) (of Andrew Fort S. 5398 me.)
Rev War
2357 INVALID.
File No. 2557
Pathan Ford
Priest Rev War
Act: June 7. 1832
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 128
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1893
George H. ... Nathan ... Leon ... Sophie ... C. ...
C. C. ...
John

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Nathan Lord which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes  no Amended VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No clergyman, Two respectable citizens Amended XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? No, Amended XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No Amended XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1, 2, 7 not answered The court certifies
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

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Pension Office Washington

Chardon O. March 11. 1833
Hon Lewis Cap.
Sir
I herewith return three amended pension declarations, to wit,
Nathan Ford's
Merriman Cook's
Thadus Bradley's
& Andrew Durand's
I have amended them as I have amended others (received certificates) where there were precisely the same objections, and trust they will be satisfactory
Please to inform me of their fate as early as possible
Very Respectfully,
Your Ob t Serv t
E. F. Phelps
The above mentioned papers were originally sent to the pension office by B. C. Paine Esq. Returns may be addressed to Paine & Phelps Chardon Geauga County Ohio

The State of Ohio Geauga County ss.
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the peace for said County Nathan Ford who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades.
 For three months as a private in 1777.  For 14 days as a private in July 1779 } Total  For two months as a private in the latter part of 1779. } 7 months  for One Mo. 15 days as a private in 1780 } & 12 ds.  for 14 days as a private in 1781 } 
And for such service I claim a pension Sworn & subscribed this 11 th day of March Nathan Ford
1833. before me William Canfield Justice Peace J. Dexter Witter a Clergyman residing in Burton in S. County being duly sworn, do declare that I am well acquainted with Nathan Ford who has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing declaration, that I believe him to be years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion. That I was not in Court at the time said declaration was sworn and subscribed to by said Nathan Ford, or I would have made oath to the same facts there Sworn & subscribed this 11 th day of March A.D. 1833. J. Dexter Witter before me William Canfield Justice Peace

The State of Ohio Geauga County, ss
I, J. D. Aiken, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that Hilen Canfield Equine, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificates, was, on the day of the date thereof, and now is, a justice of the peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and
that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said justice, and do only believe that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are true and genuine. — And I further certify that it appears from the journals of said Court, (which Court, by the Laws of said State, is authorized to grant Licenses to clergymen, to solemnize marriages) that the Reverend Deexter Witter is a regularly ordained clergyman, and of good standing — In Testimony whereof I have unto set my hand and seal, this Eleventh day of March A.D. 1833
J. D. Aiken, Clerk.
Nathaniel H. ...

The State of Ohio
Franklin County ss
I Merrimon Cook of Burton in the County of Franklin aforesaid Legally sworn, being duly sworn, do on my oath both depose and say that during the Revolutionary War I was a resident in Cheshire in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut, that I was then and now now well acquainted with Nathan Ford now of Claridon in said County of Franklin that the said Ford also resided in said County of New Haven during said War. That he the said Ford was in 1779.  most special times and performed sundry tours of duty in the State of Connecticut, in the service of the United States in the Armies of the Revolution. but it is out of my power to give a detailed statement of his service. Merrimon Cook
Franklin County ss
I Peter Hetchcock one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio residing in the Township of Burton in said County do hereby certify that on the 3 rd day of Sept. 1821 Merrimon Cook personally appeared before me, and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit. and I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Merrimon Cook and believe that he is a credible witness, and that his statement is entitled to full credit,
Peter Hetchcock

The State of Ohio Geauga County
I, Edward Paine Junr. Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio, for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Peter Hitchcock whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificates was, at the date of said certificates, Chief Judge of said Court duly commissioned and sworn, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Peter Hitchcock, and do verily believe that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are true & genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Chardon in said County this 9th day of March A.D. 1833.
Edward Paine Junr. Clerk
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Merrimack book & Mr. Ford Esq.
Affidavit
M. Ford's Case